Peg Time 01
This peg numeracy resource is aimed at pupils in middle/senior classes or SEN pupils. It is based on the pupil’s knowledge of units of time – hours, days, weeks, months, years, seasons etc. The pack contains 18 cards – on the left hand side of each card is a question based on a unit of time. The pupil has to use a clothes peg to identify on the right hand side of the card the correct answer.
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Sentence Builder 13
These sentence builder activities are great for infant/junior pupils as well as pupils with learning difficulties or special educational needs. They help to develop vocabulary, sentence structure and left to right orientation. They feature five-word sentences with a “farmer”theme with a sentence structure “The farmer has a ….”.
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Peg Grammar 01
This peg literacy resource is aimed at pupils in middle classes or SEN pupils. It is based on the identification of parts of grammar in a sentence – noun, verb, adjective, adverb. The pack contains 20 cards – on the left hand side of each card is a sentence with a word coloured red and underlined. The pupil has to use a clothes peg to identify on the right hand side of the card which part of grammar that word is.
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Guest Post: Setting Up A School Library
There are a number of things to be considered when establishing a school library.
Function: Is the library just for lending or do you see it as a place for study and research? Are you considering teaching in the area? Are you incorporating the idea of the library as a maker space?
Location: Ideally, it should be in a central location that is accessible to all students and staff. Classroom libraries are OK if there is no other facility available but ideally try to earmark a space for the school library. read more…
Find the Word 02
This literacy resource focuses on positional language which can pose some difficulties for younger pupils and SEN pupils. This pack includes five worksheets based on fruit for pupils to practise these essential skills. The worksheets include language like first, last, after, under, above, to the right of, to the left of.
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Apps for Pupils With Autism
Sue Fletcher-Watson is a developmental psychologist, working at the University of Edinburgh. She has a special interest in developmental disabilities, and autism in particular. Research and projects that she is involved with are featured on the DART (Development Autism Research Technology) website. The website also contains app reviews, which is how I came across the site some time ago. read more…
Guest Post: Teachers Are Leading Learning (Tomás Ó Ruairc, Teaching Council)
In his recent column on the ways in which teaching can change people’s lives, David McWilliams describes the wonderful impact that teachers have in leading learning – “It is a beautiful thing to see the weight of incomprehension being replaced by the freedom of understanding.” He notes his concern in relation to recent commentary that morale in the profession is low. I am delighted to reassure him that his positive experience in Newpark Comprehensive School is not an isolated one. read more…
Tech Week 2015
Tech Week is back! The 2nd national festival of technology aimed at students, parents, and the public, takes place this year from 26th April – 2nd May 2015 and again coincides with Digital Art Week this year. Tech Week is supported by the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Discover programme and tech industry sponsors including Salesforce, Google, Lero and Púca. read more…
iPad Tokens
These are tokens with an iPad motif to be used in conjunction with
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Hot/Cold Food Sorting
This resource is aimed at pupils in junior classes or pupils with speech and language difficulties. Categorisation is an important skill for younger/SEN pupils to develop. This resource aims to develop categorisation skills as well as to encourage oral language. This sorting activity focuses on hot and cold food. It would also be suitable for a class working on a restaurant Aistear theme.
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